Staten Island's North Shore greenmarkets opening for business

The St. George Greenmarket, on St. Mark's Place at the top of Hyatt Street, will be open May 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Staten Island Advance

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Heritage Farm opens for the season May 4 from noon to 4 p.m. at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston. To celebrate, the farm will be included in Snug's Spring Festival, a day for free access to the sprawling property and its gardens.

Workshops on composting and gardening are offered from noon onward. There is also a coloring contest to find "Little Miss Radish" and "Little Mr. Bok Choy" – a salute to the earliest crops grown by farmer Gus Jones – moderated by state Assemblyman Matthew Titone (D-North Shore) at 4 p.m. at the Heritage Farm. Find more information at snug-harbor.org.

The St. George Greenmarket opens the same day in the same location as last year on St. Mark's Place at the top of Hyatt St. in the St. George Theatre parking lot. Hours are: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market at the Staten Island Mall will open June 15. Its hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. However, the Decker Farm, owned by Historic Richmond Town and continuing with a few tenants, will not have a market due to proposed projects on the site.